06-04-2009, 00:06
Thanks for both of your responses! Sorry for this being a little late.
IN response to your post, Tiggi, I think it's only necessary that I say that I was putting CD's in the same breath as albums. At 15, I didn't get to experience vinyls or any of the sort. It's mostly been CDs for me. I think they're about the same, though, in that they're becoming more obsolete. My friends no longer talk about going and buying that new CD. They'll talk about downloading it from wherever they get their music. They mention that they're releasing a new album sometime this year, but won't say they plan on actually purchasing it. And it's a shame. Like I said, I think the physical aspect is important to an album (whether it be in a CD format or otherwise).
In reponse to your post, JonG, I guess you bring up the thought that the idea of an album is less important in certain genres. With rock and metal (particularly the older metal -- I don't listen to enough modern music to say this with certainty), albums tended to be theme based. Or they at least had a similar sound. Take many of Iron Maiden's albums as an example. The songs had a similar overall sound to them, and the variations tended to be in what was played, or what the lyrics were. Vocals are key in that aspect, too. Vocalists go through changes, so if it was just a mix of different songs made at different times in a singer's life, it would sound off.
The thought also came to me that the preferred style of music according to the public may influence it. Right now, the preferred genres appear to be rap and hip hop. While the latter may involve singing, rap generally does not. Perhaps something along these lines may be changing the means by which people want their music? It's not as though rappers go through the hassle of making sure things sound the same across the CD (as has to be done with guitars. Pedals, amp settings, etc). It's a lot simpler to release one or two songs to the public through a different form of media. Just a thought :biggrin:!
Also, still in response to JonG, you make a good point in saying that all forms of media are changing. Considering journalism as a possible career, I'm stunned at how many big newspapers and companies are closing down due to a rapid change in the public's means of access to the news. It's frightening when I think about it in the sense that I want to do something like that in terms of a career, but it's also eye-opening. So many new means of access to what's going on can arise from this. :biggrin1:
IN response to your post, Tiggi, I think it's only necessary that I say that I was putting CD's in the same breath as albums. At 15, I didn't get to experience vinyls or any of the sort. It's mostly been CDs for me. I think they're about the same, though, in that they're becoming more obsolete. My friends no longer talk about going and buying that new CD. They'll talk about downloading it from wherever they get their music. They mention that they're releasing a new album sometime this year, but won't say they plan on actually purchasing it. And it's a shame. Like I said, I think the physical aspect is important to an album (whether it be in a CD format or otherwise).
In reponse to your post, JonG, I guess you bring up the thought that the idea of an album is less important in certain genres. With rock and metal (particularly the older metal -- I don't listen to enough modern music to say this with certainty), albums tended to be theme based. Or they at least had a similar sound. Take many of Iron Maiden's albums as an example. The songs had a similar overall sound to them, and the variations tended to be in what was played, or what the lyrics were. Vocals are key in that aspect, too. Vocalists go through changes, so if it was just a mix of different songs made at different times in a singer's life, it would sound off.
The thought also came to me that the preferred style of music according to the public may influence it. Right now, the preferred genres appear to be rap and hip hop. While the latter may involve singing, rap generally does not. Perhaps something along these lines may be changing the means by which people want their music? It's not as though rappers go through the hassle of making sure things sound the same across the CD (as has to be done with guitars. Pedals, amp settings, etc). It's a lot simpler to release one or two songs to the public through a different form of media. Just a thought :biggrin:!
Also, still in response to JonG, you make a good point in saying that all forms of media are changing. Considering journalism as a possible career, I'm stunned at how many big newspapers and companies are closing down due to a rapid change in the public's means of access to the news. It's frightening when I think about it in the sense that I want to do something like that in terms of a career, but it's also eye-opening. So many new means of access to what's going on can arise from this. :biggrin1: